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Charles le Brun

The palace of Versailles
: Le Grand Escalier de Versailles./The Grand Staircase of Chateau
Versailles, & the Ambassadors Stairway by Charles Lebrun
(1619-90) & Louis de Surugue (1686 - 1762) published
1725 Charles Lebrun, / Charles le Brun (1619-90). French
painter and art theorist, the dominant artist of Louis XIV's
reign. After training with Vouet he went to Rome in 1642 and
worked under Poussin, becoming a convert to the latter's theories
of art. He returned to Paris in 1646. From 1661 he became
established in the employ of Louis XIV, in 1662 he was raised to
the nobility and named Premier Paintre du roi, and in 1663 he was
made director of the reorganized Academie, which he turned into a
channel for imposing a codified system of orthodoxy in matters of
art. His lectures came to be accepted as providing the official
standards of artistic correctness and, formulated on the basis of
the Classicism of Poussin, gave authority to the view that every
aspect of artistic creation can be reduced to teachable rule and
precept. In 1698 his small illustrated treatise Methode pour
apprendre a dessiner les passions... was posthumously published;
in this, again following theories of Poussin, he purported to
codify the visual expression of the emotions in painting.

Among the most outstanding of his works for the king were the
Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre (1663), and the famous Galerie des
Glaces (1679-84) and the Great Staircase (1671-78, destroyed in
1752) at Versailles. His importance in the history of French art
is twofold: his contributions to the magnificence of the Grand
Manner of Louis XIV and his influence in laying the basis of
academicism. Many of the leading French artists of the next
generation trained in his studio. Lebrun was a fine portraitist
and an extremely prolific draughtsman.

These are from Le Grand Escalier de Versailles./The Grand
Staircase of Chateau Versailles, and the Ambassadors
Stairway ./Le Grand Escalier du Château Versailles, dit Escalier
des Ambassadeurs] [Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale., not dated .
The collection of engravings known as the Cabinet du Roi
originated with Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert
(1619-1683), who commissioned engravers to create designs for the
King's tapestries and furniture. Colbert set up a workshop and
repository called the Chalcography of the Louvre to employ
engravers and printers, and to conserve the copperplates produced
for the engravings. As early as 1662, engravings were made to
record special celebrations given by the King at Versailles. They
were well-received, and by an order in council in 1667, an
enormous artistic endeavour was undertaken to record the King's
collections of paintings, sculpture, and coins, as well as plans
of the gardens and buildings and the interior decoration of the
royal Residences.. Beginning in 1670, these engravings were
published in volumes and presented as gifts to visiting
dignitaries. To offset the cost of production, Colbert offered
restrikes of them for sale, and in 1727, the first complete set of
the Cabinet du Roi engravings was published in 23 volumes. . The
engravings in this fifth volume of the set, 52 of which are taken
from the interior decoration of the Chateau Versailles, include:
the entranceway with the staircase and surrounding frescoes, the
frescoes on the ceiling of the gallery Ice, and the tables on the
ceilings of the Salon of the Salon of War and Peace, at either end
of the gallery.For more than 30 years, Charles Le Brun was the
prime overseer of art works created and manufactured for Colbert
and Louis XIV. In the Chateau Versailles, he decorated the Hall of
Mirrors, the Great Flats King and Queen, and the Stairway
Ambassadors at the entrance to the palace. A mammoth artistic
project, the decoration included the painting of vaults, niches,
frescoes, statues and medallions all showing highlights from
Louis' reign (1661-1678). Copperplates were made after Le Brun,
Massé and Antoine Coypel's designs by engravers Audran, Baudet,
Beauvais, Cars, Desplaces, Dupuis, Simoneau, Surugue and Tardieu,
among others ... 66 x 92 cm double but image size varies within
the page. This has now been restored and is available singly but
the loose boards have been retained in case wanted

Preface
From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon Included £1 for anyone buying two engravings
simply add to cart but will ignore otherwise due to postage
charges for this size of item

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Vue exterieure de lentrée du grand escalier du chateau de
Versailles - by Charles le Brun
From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Engraving with etching Charles, by Le Brun,
1619-1690 and Charles, Simonneau, 1645-1728 -
From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £285 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
, engraved by Jean-Michel Chevotet, , 1698-1772
Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer
during the last half of the 17th century, during the reign of
Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most of the vast
projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts
commissioned by the French government during three decades of
the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, , Double
Page engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £205 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

L'Europe [Le grand escalier de Versailles] , by Charles le Brun
Etching, engraving, black-and-white , All were drawn by
Charles Le Brun, , 1619-1690 Published by Surugue (1686 -
1762), Simonneau and Loire after Chevotet and Le Brun, First
published between 1679 and 1683 then again in 1725
so supect the 1725 date as the paper is substantiually better
quality even better than Boydell's paper . ** This is printed to
the edge of the page as shown harles Le Brun, also spelled
Lebrun, was painter and designer during the last half of the
17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He organized and
carried out most of the vast projects of paintings, sculptures
and decorative arts commissioned by the French government during
three decades of the reign of Louis XIV. printed by
Louis Surugue, , Double Page engraving with etching of the
staircase and entrance to the salon £305 inc delivery
cheaper collected due to size and postal/packing costs

Plate 2 [Le grand escalier de
Versailles] , by Charles le Brun
Etching, engraving, black-and-white , All were drawn by
Charles Le Brun, , 1619-1690 Published by Surugue (1686 -
1762), Simonneau and Loire after Chevotet and Le Brun, First
published between 1679 and 1683 then again in 1725
so supect the 1725 date as the paper is substantiually better
quality even better than Boydell's paper . ** This is printed to
the edge of the page as shown **Charles Le Brun, also spelled
Lebrun, was painter and designer during the last half of the
17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He organized and
carried out most of the vast projects of paintings, sculptures
and decorative arts commissioned by the French government during
three decades of the reign of Louis XIV. printed by
Louis Surugue, , Double Page engraving with etching of the
staircase and entrance to the salon £325 inc delivery
cheaper collected due to size and postal/packing costs

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £285 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Side detail 6 From the Ceiling
painting by Charles le Brun / from 'Le grand escalier de
Versailles'

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £285 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £285 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
engraved by Etienne, Baudet, 1638-1711 , Charles Le
Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and designer during the
last half of the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He
organized and carried out most of the vast projects of
paintings, sculptures and decorative arts commissioned by the
French government during three decades of the reign of Louis
XIV. printed by Louis Surugue, , Double Page
engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £285 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Ceiling from the Right passage by Charles le Brun

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
, Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and
designer during the last half of the 17th century, during the
reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most of the
vast projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts
commissioned by the French government during three decades of
the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, , Single
Page engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Ceiling from the Left passage by Charles le Brun

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
, Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and
designer during the last half of the 17th century, during the
reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most of the
vast projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts
commissioned by the French government during three decades of
the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, , Single
Page engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Marble floor design by
Charles le Brun

From the palace of Versailles / Le
Grand Escalier de Versailles Drawn by Charles Le
Brun, 1619-1690 , Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun,
was painter and designer during the last half of the 17th
century, during the reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried
out most of the vast projects of paintings, sculptures and
decorative arts commissioned by the French government during
three decades of the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by
Jean-Michel Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis
Surugue, , Single Page engraving with etching of the
staircase and entrance to the salon £145 inc delivery
cheaper collected due to size and postal/packing costs

From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand Escalier de
Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun, 1619-1690
, Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was painter and
designer during the last half of the 17th century, during the
reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most of the
vast projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts
commissioned by the French government during three decades of
the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, , Double
Page engraving with etching of the staircase and entrance to the
salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected due to size and
postal/packing costs

Trophée des armes de Minerve dans le grand escalier de
Versailles

Drawn by Charles, Le Brun, 1619-1690 engraved
by Jean-Michel Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis
Surugue, ,
Drawn by Charles, Le Brun, 1619-1690 engraved
by Jean-Michel Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis
Surugue, , From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand
Escalier de Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun,
1619-1690 , Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was
painter and designer during the last half of the 17th century,
during the reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most
of the vast projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative
arts commissioned by the French government during three decades
of the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, ,
Single Page engraving with etching of the staircase and
entrance to the salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected
due to size and postal/packing costs some marking in margins and
pic

Vuë du costé gauche du grand escalier de Versailles

Drawn by Charles, Le Brun, 1619-1690 engraved
by Jean-Michel Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis
Surugue, , From the palace of Versailles / Le Grand
Escalier de Versailles Drawn by Charles Le Brun,
1619-1690 , Charles Le Brun, also spelled Lebrun, was
painter and designer during the last half of the 17th century,
during the reign of Louis XIV. He organized and carried out most
of the vast projects of paintings, sculptures and decorative
arts commissioned by the French government during three decades
of the reign of Louis XIV. engraved by Jean-Michel
Chevotet, , 1698-1772 printed by Louis Surugue, ,
Single Page engraving with etching of the staircase and
entrance to the salon £185 inc delivery cheaper collected
due to size and postal/packing costs

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